I’ve never worn Highland spats in my life, though thousands of guys and gals wear them in pipe bands and in the Army of course. My question is though, how tight do you wear them ? An ex-Gordon told me that they’re worn very tight and necessitates wearing a pair which appear a little too small and using a button-hook to pull the buttons through the buttonholes. The result is smart with no looseness. But doesn’t that make your feet and ankles numb ? When I was learning to ski near Edinburgh, we had to wear boots that were tight at the ankles for total support, but it meant numb toes and feet, especially in a Hillend winter ! Don’t spats also feel screamingly tight therefore ?